San Marino Trades Rome’s Discretion for Brussels’ Rules
The last city-state of the peninsula survives through the friendship of stronger powers, and its newest agreement will test its administration.
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Artifact
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Commentary
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Article
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Dates
2026-10-19
Summary
Published 19 October 2026. The essay reads San Marino's Association Agreement with the European Union as a case of territorial statecraft: a small state that has always survived by choosing its protectors, now swapping Italy's discretionary friendship for Brussels' rule-based one, and the administrative test that follows. Read on Substack.
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Authors
- Gabriele Pizzi
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